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Clerk of Works

Hertford College seeks to appoint a Clerk of Works, to manage the Maintenance Department and to oversee the upkeep and development of the College’s property portfolio within the city of Oxford. Reporting to the Domestic Bursar, the Clerk of Works will contribute to the formulation and development of the College’s continuing estates strategy, support the implementation of refurbishment plans and redevelopments across the College’s residential and non-residential sites.

The Clerk of Works is responsible for managing pre-planned maintenance, reactive maintenance and fabric repairs, and for ensuring compliance with health & safety, fire and other relevant regulations and legislation.  The post holder is the College’s lead interface with a range of external consultants, advisers and contractors, and responsible for communicating information internally to stakeholders and colleagues in relation to building plans and works.

In addition to the historic main site in Catte Street, which comprises three quadrangles and includes the Chapel, Hall and Bridge, the College maintains over 20 residential and non-residential properties throughout the city, with over 500 bedrooms and associated facilities, and a sports ground at Marston.

The successful candidate will possess a broad wealth of experience in the planning and delivery of site maintenance and build project tasks. A background in project management, facilities management, and/or construction would be essential. Experience in conducting maintenance and repairs of historic or heritage-listed properties would be highly desirable. The Clerk of Works will be expected to possess excellent budgetary, people management, communication and technical skills, including great proficiencies in general IT applications.

For the full job description and further details of the application process, please see the further particulars attached below.

Further Particulars

Application Form

Recruitment Monitoring Form

Applications

Applications can be emailed to hr@hertford.ox.ac.uk.  Please include the following attachments:

  1. CV (maximum 3 sides of A4)
  2. Covering letter
  3. A completed Application Form

Applicants are also asked to complete and return a Recruitment Monitoring Form, provided that they are happy to do so.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 30th April 2025

Interviews will take place 6th or 9th May 2025